UNION PACIFIC CORP
DEFA14A, 1994-11-04
RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING
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                  SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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[Slide No. 1]

                                   UPSF vs. BNSF

                            Approximate Mileage Overlap

                                 UPSF        BNSF
                                 4200        3000

[Slide No. 2]

                                   UPSF vs. BNSF

                    Approximate Western Market Share (Percent)
   
                                             UPSF           BNSF
                    Total Carload             50             47
                         Coal                 46             56
                         Autos                73             37
                         Grain                48             55
                         Lumber               33             45
                         Forest Products      37             60
                         Chemicals            59             30

                    Total Intermodal          53             45

                    

*    UP, SF, BN, SP 1994 weeks 1-33

[Slide No. 3]

                                  ICC Case/Issues

          `    I.   Public Interest Balancing Test
                    *    Two tests:
                         1.   Public benefits
                         2.   Public harms
                    *    Balance Public Benefits against harms
                    *    ICC not an antitrust court
                    *    ICC favors private settlements addressing 
                           competitive harms
                    *    ICC can impose conditions

               II.  Schedule
                    *    31 month maximum
                    *    Expedited schedule
                    *    No decision ever within original schedule

               III. Mergers usually approved
                    *    SFSP only rejection in over 25 years
                    *    SFSP refusal to recognize/address competitive issues

               IV.  Ample precedents for parallel mergers
                    *    Parallel not per se bad
                    *    3/2 vs. 2/1


[Slide No. 4]
                                   UPSF Benefits

                    I.   New single line service

                    II.  Service benefits

                    III. Cost savings and efficiencies


[Slide No. 5]
                                Single Line Service

               1.   Southern corridor

               2.   Upper midwest-southwest/west coast

               3.   UP grain to SF feeder markets

               4.   SF grain to UP export markets and Mexico

               5.   SF access to Gulf ports

               6.   Intermountain region to SF points

               7.   Pacific northwest to southwest and SF points

               8.   Mexico


[Slide No. 6]
                               New Service Benefits

               1.   Capacity creation

               2.   Intermodal

               3.   Automotive

               4.   Non-bulk carload freight

               5.   Bulk

               6.   Reduced delays from blocking, switching and interchange

               7.   Faster equipment turnaround


[Slide No. 7]
                               New Service Benefits

               1.   Capacity creation

                    *    Separate services by route

                    *    Bypasses around chokepoints


[Slide No. 8]
                               New Service Benefits

               2.   Intermodal

                    *    Chicago-Southern California

                    *    Chicago-Northern California

                    *    Chicago-Texas

                    *    St. Louis-California

                    *    New Orleans-California

                    *    Chicago, California, Texas
                         intermodal facilities


[Slide No. 9]
                               New Service Benefits

               3.   Automotive

                    *    More frequent,
                         dedicated auto trains

                    *    UP served TX, LA plants
                         to California

                    *    Bypass blocking


[Slide No. 10]
                               New Service Benefits

               4.   Non-bulk carload freight

                    *    Gulf coast-AZ, CA

                    *    Southeast-AZ, CA

                    *    Chicago-California

                    *    St. Louis-California

                    *    Memphis-California

                    *    Texas-Pacific Northwest


[Slide No. 11]
                               New Service Benefits

               5.   Bulk

                    *    Separate bulk by route, where
                         possible

                    *    Topeka bypass

                    *    Reduction in coal train cycle times

                    *    Greater grain car utilization


[Slide No. 12]
                               New Service Benefits

               6.   Reduced delays from blocking,
                    switching and interchange

               7.   Faster equipment turnaround


[Slide No. 13]
                           Cost Savings and Efficiencies

               1.   Capital savings

               2.   Mileage savings

               3.   Consolidation savings

               4.   Technology and systems

               5.   Equipment savings


[MAP NO. 1] map showing location of major rail lines of Burlington Northern
            and Kansas City Southern.

[MAP NO. 2] map showing location of major rail lines of Santa Fe Pacific and
            Kansas City Southern, as well as Santa Fe haulage agreement over
            Gateway Western.



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